Explosives seized in naxal-hit UP district

Sonebhadra, Nov 21 (UNI) A cache of explosives was seized from a crusher field in Obra area of this Naxal-infested Uttar Pradesh district today.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Ram Kumar said 600 gunny bags of amonium nitrate were recovered from a truck, which had come here from Raipur (Chhattisgarh).

The seizure weighed 32 tonnes, he added.

Besides Sonebhadra, Chandauli and Mirzapur are the Naxal affected districts in the state.

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